# Accident 19740615018749A: Cessna 210, Watertown, WI, June 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1974
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Airport: Watertown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 43.1696° N, 88.7232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERTOWN MUNI (RYV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1696&lon=-88.7232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6545X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6545X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210 (registry code 2073402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 8 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEP52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740615018749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENG FAILED AFTER SWITCHING TO FULL TANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74FEP52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP52), Jun 15, 1974: Cessna 210 (N6545X), Watertown, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6545X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19821105057119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821105057119A), Nov 5, 1982: Cessna 210 (N6545X), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Landed gear up in a swamp. Needle stuck in the closed position in the fuel manifold valve.
- [Accident 19770815032369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815032369A), Aug 15, 1977: Cessna 210 (N6545X), Zephyraills, FL, Substantial damage. Fuel vent line check valve,p/n 0716125-1 stuck closed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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